to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform（使）鞠躬；（使）欠身；点头致意

the movement of bending your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you perform鞠躬；欠身；点头致意

also bows the front part of a ship船头，舰首

B2 a knot with two curved parts and two loose ends, used as a decoration or to tie shoes蝴蝶结；环状装饰结

B2 a weapon for shooting arrows, made of a long, thin piece of wood bent into a curve by a tightly stretched string弓

C2 a long, thin piece of wood with hair from the tail of a horse stretched along it, used to play musical instruments that have strings（弦乐器的）弓，琴弓